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Genuine antique maps and historical prints. Postaprint. VANITY FAIR CARTOONS
1870

From 1868 to 1914 Vanity Fair caricatures both lampooned and praised eminent Victorian and Edwardian Politicians, Sportsmen, Lawyers and other 'Men of the Day'. They are renowned throughout the world and highly collectible. They range in price from a few $'s up to several hundred for the scarcer & more sought after subjects.
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THE FOLLOWING CARTOONS APPEARED IN THE YEAR 1870
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CLERGY VANITY FAIR Cartoon: PIUS IX: 'The Infallible'. Sovereigns No 6. Full robes. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Decorative. 1870. 01. 01
LAW VANITY FAIR Cartoon: JUDGES #03: BOVILL Chief Justice: 'The majesty of the Law'. Wig. Gown. By Ape. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 ins. Smiling. Wearing glasses. 1870. 01. 08
FRANCE VANITY FAIR Cartoon: OLLIVIER M. Emile: 'The Parliamentary Empire'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Seated. Brief case under either arm. Wearing glasses. Introduced constitutional reform. 1870. 01. 15
FRANCE VANITY FAIR Cartoon: ROCHEFORT Henri: 'La Voyoucratie'. Republican. Journalist. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 01. 22
ITALY VANITY FAIR Cartoon: EMANUEL VICTOR I: 'Il Re Galantuomo'. Sovereigns No 7. Carrying shot gun. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. Decorative. (Royalty) 1870. 01. 29
ESSEX VANITY FAIR Cartoon: CHELMSFORD Lord: Top Hat. Cravat. Coronet. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'It is hardly to be believed that two political leaders should fall out only because their wives cannot agree'. 1870. 02. 05
MILITARIA VANITY FAIR Cartoon: PAKINGTON Sir John: 'reconstructed the navy'. Grey top hat. Glasses. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 02. 12
LAW VANITY FAIR Cartoon: COLLIER Sir Robert P: Barrister. Wig. Gown. Monocle. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'Sir John Coleridge serves under him' Attorney General 1870. 02. 19
DECORATIVE VANITY FAIR Cartoon: TOWNSHEND The Marquess: 'The Beggar's friend'. Top hat. Beard. Cane. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 02. 26
LAW VANITY FAIR Cartoon: BALLANTYNE Serjeant: Wearing wig and gown. Barrister. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'He resisted the temptation to cross-examine a Prince of the blood'. 1870. 03. 05
POLITICS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: THE SPEAKER The Rt. Hon: 'Wearing Wig and gown. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'The first of the Commoners of England'. Speaker Denison. By AT'n. 1870. 03. 12
DEBONAIR VANITY FAIR Cartoon: PEEL Sir Robert. Debonair. Top Hat. Bow Tie. Walking stick. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'A professor of strong languages'. By AT'n. 1870. 03. 19
POLITICS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: RICHMOND The Duke of: 'Highly respectable'. Coronet. Top Hat. Bow tie. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 03. 26
LAW VANITY FAIR Cartoon: JUDGES #04: POLLOCK The Rt. Hon Sir Frederick. AT'N: RED ROBES. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 ins. Wearing wig. Full robes. Chain of office. 'A souvenir'. 1870. 04. 02
IRELAND                         Eire VANITY FAIR Cartoon: DUFFERIN LORD: 'An exceptional Irishman'. By At'd. Cravat. Coronet. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 04. 09
INDIA VANITY FAIR Cartoon: BENGAL BEHAR and ORISSA The Nawab Nazim of. By At'd. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'A living monument of English injustice'. Sovereigns No 8. Decorative. In Robes. Turban. Sword. Decorative. 1870. 04. 16
CAMBS                          Cambridgeshire VANITY FAIR Cartoon: CAMBRIDGE HRH The Duke of: 'A military difficulty'. By At'd. Coloured. Top hat. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Coronet. Bow Tie. Showing holding horses' reins. 1870. 04. 23
LAW VANITY FAIR Cartoon: COLERIDGE Sir John D: 'A risen barrister'. By AT'd. Coloured. Top hat. gloves. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 04. 30
NAVAL VANITY FAIR Cartoon: ROUS Admiral: 'As straight as a reed'. By AT'N. Seated. Not in uniform. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. 'The foremost man of the Turf'. A racing ombudsman. Wearing loud waistcoat. Cravat. 1870. 05. 07
GERMANY VANITY FAIR Cartoon: TECK Prince: Shown on horseback. Top Hat. Crown. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'The most popular of princes he has married the most popular of princesses'. 1870. 05. 14
RACING VANITY FAIR Cartoon: HAWLEY Sir Joseph: 'The purist of the Turf'. By AT'N. Won Derby 4 times. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. Tried to return the Turf and betting 'into the sole hands of gentlemen'. Shown smoking cigarette. Bow Tie. Walking stick. 1870. 05. 21
POLITICS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: OSBORNE Mr Bernal: 'The smart critic'. By At'd. Bow tie. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 05. 28
LAW VANITY FAIR Cartoon: VERNON-HARCOURT Mr W. G. G. V: By At'd. Top hat. Bow tie. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'He was considered an able man till he assumed his own name'. 1870. 06. 04
POLITICS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: KNATCHBULL-HUGHSSEN Mr E. N. MP: 'A promising apprentice'. By Ape. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. Top hat. Monocle. Cravat. Cane. Beard. 1870. 06. 11
WORCS                         Worcestershire VANITY FAIR Cartoon: DUDLEY The Earl of: 'Property'. By Ape. Top hat. Coronet. Gloves. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 06. 18
IRELAND                         Eire VANITY FAIR Cartoon: RANELAGH Viscount: 'He has succeeded in volunteering'. APE. Cigar. Top Hat. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 06. 25
FAMOUS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: SPENCER EARL: 'The Messenger of Peace'. Ancestor of Princess Diana. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. Shown seated. Top Hat. Coronet. Huge red beard. 1870. 07. 02
SCOTLAND                  Scottish VANITY FAIR Cartoon: SUTHERLAND The Duke of: By Ape. Blazer. Beard. Coronet. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'Simply and unassuming himself yet magnificent and generous towards his fellow men. He is the very Prince of Dukes' (Peers) 1870. 07. 09
FINANCE VANITY FAIR Cartoon: WESTMINSTER The Marquis of: 'The Richest man in England'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Wearing top hat. Carrying walking cane. Coronet. 1870. 07. 16
RIFLE SHOOTING VANITY FAIR Cartoon: ELCHO Lord: By Ape. Wearing blazer and medal. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'His course has been if not a wise yet a consistent one and dictated by conscience only' 1870. 07. 23
PEERS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: GORDON-LENNOX Lord Henry GC: 'A man of Fashion and Politics'. By Ape. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 07. 30
PEERS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: HALIFAX Lord: 'He fell off his horse into a Peerage': APE. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Wearing cravat and frock coat. Glasses. Coronet. Severed under Gladstone 1870. 08. 06
POLITICS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: NEWDEGATE Mr C. N. MP: 'A Jesuit in disguise'. APE. Making speech. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 ins. Beard. Frock Coat. Standing. Top Hat. 1870. 08. 13
SCOTLAND                  Scottish VANITY FAIR Cartoon: STRATHNAIRN Lord: 'He was made a Statesman because he was a soldier'. APE. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Top Hat. Frock Coat. Cravat. Coronet. 1870. 08. 20
DIPLOMATS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: BULWER Sir Henry L. E: 'A superannuated diplomat'. APE. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Served in Belgium. France. Spain. USA. America. Turkey. Carrying top hat. Beard. Bow tie. 1870. 08. 27
PEERS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: HOUGHTON Lord: 'The cool of the evening'. APE. Top hat. Cravat. Stick. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 ins. Follower of Palmerston. 1870. 09. 03
EAST INDIES VANITY FAIR Cartoon: BERESFORD-HOPE Mr Alexander J: 'Batavian grace'. APE. Monocle. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 09. 10
FRANCE VANITY FAIR Cartoon: TROCHU General: 'The hope of France'. In uniform. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Medals. Sword. President of Provisional Government. Defended Paris during Franco-Prussian war. (Militaria. Uniforms) 1870. 09. 17
GERMANY VANITY FAIR Cartoon: PRUSSIA The Crown Prince of: 'Fritz'. In military uniform. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Medals. Sword. Beard/ Prince Frederick William. The Franco-Prussian war. (Militaria. Uniforms) 1870. 09. 24
PEERS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: MONTAGU Lord Robert: 'A Working Conservative'. APE. Shown Reading. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. 1870. 10. 01
POLITICS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: NORTHCOTE Sir Stafford: By APE. Beard. Carrying Top hat. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'He does his duty to his party and is fortunate if it happens to be also his duty to his country'. 1870. 10. 08
GERMANY VANITY FAIR Cartoon: BISMARK-SCHOENAUSEN Count von: In Military Uniform. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'The ablest statesman in Europe'. Prussian. 1870. 10. 15
FAMOUS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: CARLYLE Thomas: By APE. Wearing large straw hat. Cravat. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'The Diogenes of the Modern Corinthians without his Tub'. 1870. 10. 22
PEERS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: LYTTON Lord: 'The representative of Romance'. APE. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Beard. Top Hat. Frock Coat. Walking stick. Coronet. 1870. 10. 29
POLITICS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: VIVIAN The Hon. J. C: 'Always pleasant always genial'. APE. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Top Hat. Beard. Frock Coat. Walking stick Smoking cigarette. 1870. 11. 05
CLERGY VANITY FAIR Cartoon: LONDON The Bishop of: APE. Wearing clerical collar. Umbrella. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Oxford scholar. Dr. Jackson. One time Bishop of Lincoln. 'He has ten or twelve daughters'. 'One who has grieved more than others over The Sinfulness of Little Sins'. 1870. 11. 12
SCOTLAND                  Scottish VANITY FAIR Cartoon: LORN The Marquis of: By APE. Wearing KILT. Sporran. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'If everywhere as successful as in love a great destiny awaits him'. Went to Eton. Cambridge. 1870. 11. 19
ACADEMICS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: MURCHISON Sir Roderick Impey: By APE. Geological sciences. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. After a military career studied Geology. Foresaw that Gold would be found in Australia. Wearing: Top Hat. Cloak. Cravat. Walking stick. 'A faithful friend and eminent Savant and the best possible of Presidents'. 1870. 11. 26
DIPLOMATS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: BRUNNOW Maron de: By APE. German education. Represented Russia. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. 'One of the most precious products of political Miscegenation'. Show wearing Top Coat. Cravat. Top Hat. Walking stick. 1870. 12. 03
CLERGY VANITY FAIR Cartoon: SPURGEON The Rev. Charles: By APE. Shown preaching. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'No one has succeeded like him in sketching the comic side of repentance and regeneration'. Baptist. Born in Kelvedon Essex in 1831. 1870. 12. 10
DOCTORS VANITY FAIR Cartoon: FERGUSSON Sir William Bart. 'There is no man of greater weight in his profession'. By APE. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Born in Prestonpans. Scotland. 1808. Professor of Surgery at King's College London and Royal College of Surgeons. Whiskers. Bow Tie. Frock coat. 1870. 12. 17
MILITARIA VANITY FAIR Cartoon: STOKES Sir H. K: By APE. Soldier. Surveyor-General. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'He is a living paradox: no one is less subject to control. No one a greater slave of control'. Fought in Kaffir War. Crimea. High Commissioner to Malta. Jamaica. 1870. 12. 24
HERTS                            Hertfordshire VANITY FAIR Cartoon: MACKONOCHIE The Rev. A. H: By APE. Vicar of St. Albans. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'He makes religion a tragedy and the movements of his muscles a solemn ceremony'. Wearing clerical robes. 1870. 12. 31

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